Firhillista Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Weather update from Kelvindale (2 miles from the ground). Currently some light snow being blown about in a stiff wind. Temperature is showing as 3°. I expect these showers to blow through on and off all day, but there's nothing in them to stop the game being played. (Shower has now passed and the sun's out.) The conditions, however, will be poor with the pitch being sodden and the wind making passing difficult. It'll also be boody freezing for the supporters! I recommend a pair of pyjama trousers under the breeks and a bovril before kick off... Maybe there's something in this summer football idea... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 If Dundee United were 12 points ahead and playing Thistle at Tannadice do you think any DUFC fan would adopt this tone? So if they score early we can all go home - give me strength. Were you at the Dundee game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Pitch inspection at 11am. Maybe my confidence in this game going ahead is misplaced?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Wragg Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Pitch inspection 11am am just about to board the Aberdeen gold bus, hope it's on if not will have a few swallies in Trader Joes top of hope Street cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgow Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) The "history" between us goes back considerably further. They beat us at Firhill and effectively relegated us in 1970. Then there was the play-off in season 95-96..... Their recent bad behaviour confirms that it is not one of my favourite clubs.... Although it was ultimately irrelevant as Dundee won that day, DU also beat us at Firhill on the final day of 1981/2 when a Thistle win could have saved us from relegation. That is what I recall anyway! There was also the Paddy Connelly non-goal. Edited January 30, 2016 by mgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancipital Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Also the cheating Argie handball goal in the cup a few years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kenny Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Game off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Game off. Aye, who needs summer football? This will be the third match on a Tuesday night I can't make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-R Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Very surprised it's off, club seemed very confident in their statements about getting the pitch ready, bet it's that corner at the Jackie Husband, city end again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of spain Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 How the heck was the shambles that was the Dundee game playable but conditions today aren't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Pish news. A game I was actually looking forward to and another match added to the fixture backlog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hopefully other results go our way today and we can stuff Motherwell on Tuesday next week. (A big game for us that one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Watching an amateur game in Clydebank on a grass park , pitch is perfectly playable if even a little soft underfoot. Doesn't put our club in a good light, don't think there will be many games off in Scotland. Disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hopefully other results go our way today and we can stuff Motherwell on Tuesday next week. (A big game for us that one). Are there any results of the remaining fixtures which would benefit us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 These decisions are made on a whim by referees. I wouldn't be so hasty is slamming the club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 These decisions are made on a whim by referees. I wouldn't be so hasty is slamming the club. Not sure that's right DP, the club calls the referee if they think there is a doubt about the game.Financially it could be a bit of a disaster for the club with about 2000 Dundee Utd fans making the journey down , not sure how many will travel down on a midweek night if they are almost relegated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I would have thought we were entitled to a reason for the cancellation, not the bland "the referee has decided". Presumably the referee has given his reason to the club so why not pass that on to the fans? Is the cause, perhaps, embarrassing to Firhill, or are they trying to stick it to Mr. Dallas by their lack of comment? Either way it's very disappointing to have another game postponed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusTejero Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I would have thought we were entitled to a reason for the cancellation, not the bland "the referee has decided". Presumably the referee has given his reason to the club so why not pass that on to the fans? Is the cause, perhaps, embarrassing to Firhill, or are they trying to stick it to Mr. Dallas by their lack of comment? Either way it's very disappointing to have another game postponed. Read the official site. Club have said the pitch is waterlogged. Not sure what additional info you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 That was not on the site when I looked at it, nor was it in their Twitter statement at the back of 11. I stand corrected. So it's something the club need to get sorted out. .....and there was me thinking that it was just the ref feeling a bit chilly after their training course in Spain last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of spain Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Read the official site. Club have said the pitch is waterlogged. Not sure what additional info you want? Currently the weather at Firhill remains dry, with a slight breeze.We will continue to work on the pitch throughout the day and are confident that, if the weather forecast delivers what is predicted, then tomorrow’s fixture will go ahead as scheduled.As ever, we are at the mercy of the weather and will provide a further update tomorrow morning The weather forecast is exactly what was predicted so some explanation would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtastic Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 We know roughly what the problem is but is it 100% irrevocable? If I've missed a more in-depth communication on this I'd be grateful if someone could point me towards it. If it is a case of someone has had "a look" at it and come to that reasoning for the drainage becoming clogged then I think we should be getting some real investigative consultation on alternatives. The cynical part of me believes this will eventually be used as a reason/excuse to install a plastic pitch at Firhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of spain Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 We know roughly what the problem is but is it 100% irrevocable? If I've missed a more in-depth communication on this I'd be grateful if someone could point me towards it. If it is a case of someone has had "a look" at it and come to that reasoning for the drainage becoming clogged then I think we should be getting some real investigative consultation on alternatives. The cynical part of me believes this will eventually be used as a reason/excuse to install a plastic pitch at Firhill. The stadium as a whole is a complete joke, this unfortunately is just one part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p12tfc Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 20 years ago an inspection wouldn't have even been considered today. How times have changed eh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtastic Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 The stadium as a whole is a complete joke, this unfortunately is just one part of it. It's the part that is costing us thousands in lost revenue from postponed games though. If it can be fixed we need to start looking at a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebaldie Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's not just Firhill that's having pitch problems with the weather. It's rained almost every day, torrentially for 3 solid months and the ground is saturated. The west coast generally gets double the rain that the east coast gets. The football authorities need to get real. It's time to accept that climate is deteriorating i.e. wilder and wetter, as predicted. It's not just about a playable pitch. Anyone watch Dunfermline v. Airdrie on Alba last night? Pitch fine, wind and rain hellish. Game against Dundee a fortnight ago was a farce (no excuse for losing though). Too many weekends are being wasted when the weather and pitches are better/drier i.e. July-November. Maybe more mid-week games would be better played then as well rather waiting until the pitches are already wrecked by February, having been played on in sodden conditions in December & January. OK, international duty and all that, but we were able to qualify for World Cups when there were no blank saturdays. IMO, we now need summer football (because of the deteriorating climate), a bigger shorter league of 16 teams, with strict alternating Home and Away fixtures. If we continue to play through the winter, artificial surfaces will eventually become compulsory, although the thought of watching football as seen on New Douglas Park every other week might just make me decide to chuck it. The attendances at up coming re-arranged mid-week league fixtures are going to be very interesting. That's if they're actually on in, considering even more cr*p weather is being forecast. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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